Here’s a piece on bottled water that doesn’t even get into the issue of plastic waste.
Nestlé CEO Brabeck-Letmathe called the idea that water is a human right “extreme.”
This really is one of the ugliest enterprises on the face of the Earth. It’s not child sex trafficking or human slavery, but it’s something I’m very glad neither of my kids is involved in.
Perhaps it is more correct to say that it’s one of the ugliest legal enterprises on Earth, alongside cigarettes.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says that he believes former President Donald Trump will be reinstated as president on August 13, claiming that Biden and Harris will both resign when “the evidence is presented.”
But what happens when August 14th rolls around and Biden is still president? Will anyone ever believe anything Lindell says in the future?
The issue, of course, is that anyone insane/stupid enough to think Lindell is correct here will still believe his next prediction.
The rest of the world is asking, “Isn’t this wearing thin?” The answer, sadly, is no.
From this article:
It’s the birthday of humorist and poet Don Marquis, who, before he died in 1937, left us with this: I have noticed that when chickens quit quarreling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of them. I wonder if it might not be the same with the human race.
This made all the sense in the world in his age. It was the days of the anarchists, of Trotsky, almost 20 years after “The war to end all wars.” It was a short period in history when it really did appear possible that humankind actually might find a way to co-exist harmoniously on Earth. (more…)
From the Writer’s Almanac:
It’s the birthday of writer Alexis de Tocqueville, born in Paris (1805). He was 25 years old when the French government sent him to America to study the prison system. He spent nine months touring towns and cities and taking notes. A few years later, he published his famous book, Democracy in America (1835). (more…)
This remarkable graph (larger version below) shows that, for the first time in history, renewable energy has surpassed the combustion of coal in the U.S. grid-mix.
This is an important reminder that things aren’t hopeless, regardless of what we may think, given the constant messages we receive as to the warming of the planet and its consequent droughts, floods, hurricanes, wildfires, etc.
Big money is doing everything in its power to prop up coal and prevent its disappearance, but there is no power on Earth that has the capacity to do that, given present-day market conditions, and the world’s growing concern about environmental ruin.
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We all hope that the pandemic will be under control soon, and that the important events that drive commerce like industry trade shows will resume.
Linked below is one scheduled for August concerning plastic. I have to confess that I got excited when I saw it–my first trade show in a long while, and an opportunity to learn more about the impact of plastic on the global environment and technologies that are under development to deal with this horrific phenomenon.
Clicking on the link, however, I found that the focus is on the latest innovative designs in blow molding, thermoforming, polymer casting, injection molding, 3D printing, extrusion, and robotics, i.e., ways to help us increase our consumption of plastic.
Will be skipping this one.
Vermonters are known to be quirky, but in general they’re fine, intelligent people. Is there another state in which Bernie Sanders could be the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history?
It took some time, but now we’re seeing extremely strong correlations between compliance with our scientists’ directions and reduced numbers of COVID-19 deaths.
Witness Florida, whose governor bucked CDC guidelines and is now facing a sharp spike in cases.
Biden’s saber-rattling with China is at odds with his wish to address the climate crisis, as discussed here. From the article:
The Biden administration came into office promising a return to both climate action and diplomacy after years of confrontation and denialism under Trump. But when it comes to China, unfortunately, the administration has endangered both diplomacy and climate action by presiding over a reflexive bipartisan belligerence. (more…)
There is a huge hole in this analogy. The disasters for which we buy insurance, e.g., injury, illness, fires, and car accidents happen to us. Spreading COVID-19 happens to others. Young people who refuse to get vaccinated, like the ass**** below, are selfish beyond words.
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